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bolt ropes

bolt ropes is the plural of bolt rope.

Meaning of bolt rope

Noun

bolt rope (plural bolt ropes)

  1. Rope sewn around the edges of a sail to prevent tearing or fraying.
    • Bolt rope, a rope sewed to the edges of a sail to strengthen them and prevent their splitting.1858, P.L. Simmonds, A Dictionary of Trade Products, Commercial, Manufacturing, and Technical Terms, London; New York: G. Rutledge & Co., page 44

Questions about bolt ropes

What is bolt ropes the plural of?
Bolt ropes is the plural of bolt rope.

Words near bolt ropes in the dictionary

  1. bolt down
  2. bolt from the blue
  3. bolt in
  4. bolt out of the blue
  5. bolt rope
  6. bolt ropes
  7. bolt thrower
  8. bolt throwers
  9. bolt to the bran
  10. bolt upright
  11. bolt-action

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